World Hearing Day March 3rd: Hearing Care for All!
If you have trouble hearing, you are most definitely not alone. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that near 450 million people worldwide live with disabling hearing loss1 and about 38 million of them are right here in the U.S2. This is such a widespread and serious health condition that the WHO has declared March 3rd as World Hearing Day. Read on to learn why this may be of importance to you and your loved ones.
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Topics:
noise-induced hearing loss,
Hearing and the heart,
hearing evaluation,
Untreated Hearing Loss,
World Hearing Day,
Hearing Loss Prevention,
Dementia and Hearing Loss,
Hearing Loss and Falls,
Hearing Loss and Depression
Today’s Question:
“I was planning to see an audiologist about my hearing loss, and then COVID-19 put my plans on hold! Is now a good time to reschedule my appointment? My hearing definitely needs help, but I don’t want to take any undue risks with my health.”
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Topics:
hearing aids,
hearing loss,
hearing appointment,
hearing loss treatment,
hearing help,
schedule an appointment,
hearing evaluation,
hearing healthcare professional,
Untreated Hearing Loss,
Hearing Aid Technology,
Hearing Aid Features,
hearing aid tips,
Ask the Expert,
COVID-19
Today’s Question:
“I’ve noticed that my husband’s hearing has gradually deteriorated over the past couple years. I’m thinking I should talk to him about it before it gets a lot worse. Is this the right time, and can you guide my discussion?”
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Topics:
hearing care,
hearing loss,
hearing appointment,
hearing test,
hearing loss treatment,
insurance coverage,
schedule an appointment,
FSA,
HSA,
Medicare Advantage,
hearing evaluation,
depression,
Family member,
Hearing Aid Cost,
Untreated Hearing Loss,
Affordable Hearing Aids,
Hearing Loss and Falls,
dementia,
Injury-Causing Falls,
Social Isolation,
hearing quiz,
Ask the Expert
The holidays can be difficult for people managing hearing loss, but also for family and friends who want to ensure those with hearing loss feel included.
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Topics:
noise,
hearing,
Loud,
hearing loss,
children,
hearing appointment,
hearing exam,
holidays,
hearing help,
holiday traditions,
Tips to help hearing impaired guests,
Keeping hearing healthy over the holidays,
Protect your hearing over the holidays,
decibel levels,
dB levels,
loud noises,
schedule an appointment,
Resources,
hearing evaluation,
Hearing Education,
silent disability,
social skills,
relationships,
self-esteem,
hearing professional,
environmental,
Hearing Loss and Depression,
Depression and Anxiety,
Social Isolation,
travel
In part three of our special “Ask the Expert” series, an Amplifon Hearing Health Care audiologist, Carrie Meyer, Au.D., answers a frequently-asked question related to hearing loss and hearing aids.
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Topics:
hearing aids,
hearing care,
hearing loss,
hearing appointment,
hearing test,
hearing exam,
hearing loss treatment,
what to expect,
Hearing Care Solutions,
schedule an appointment,
hearing evaluation,
hearing healthcare professional,
hearing healthcare provider,
success with hearing aids
You’ve likely heard that diabetes is tied to hearing loss, which is why regular hearing screenings should be included in your diabetes care checklist.
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Topics:
hearing,
hearing care,
ears,
hearing loss,
hearing appointment,
hearing test,
hearing exam,
hearing loss treatment,
hearing screenings,
Comorbidities,
Hearing Healthcare,
schedule an appointment,
obesity,
lose weight,
hearing evaluation,
hearing healthcare provider,
Family member,
Hearing Loss Prevention,
Diabetes and Hearing Loss,
Diabetes and hearing,
hearing professional,
exercise
In part two of our special “Ask the Expert” series, an Amplifon Hearing Health Care audiologist, Carrie Meyer, Au.D., answers a frequently-asked question related to hearing loss and hearing aids.
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Topics:
hearing aids,
hearing care,
Tinnitus,
hearing loss,
hearing appointment,
hearing test,
hearing exam,
schedule an appointment,
hearing evaluation,
hearing healthcare professional
Having hearing difficulties? It’s time to see a professional, but do you see an Audiologist or ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) doctor?
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Topics:
hearing,
Loud,
damage,
hearing care,
ears,
Tinnitus,
hearing loss,
hearing appointment,
hearing test,
hearing exam,
hearing loss treatment,
hearing solutions,
Hearing Care Solutions,
hearing help,
National Audiology Awareness Month,
Audiologists,
Hearing Healthcare,
schedule an appointment,
hearing evaluation,
hearing healthcare professional,
hearing healthcare provider,
ear infections,
ringing in ears,
itchy ears,
illness & disease,
hearing professional,
infections,
dizziness,
ENT
34 states have mandated school hearing screenings1, but how much do you know about these screenings? Why do they do them? What exactly are they testing? How accurate is it? What should parents expect to come out of it?
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Topics:
noise,
hearing care,
hearing loss,
children,
protect,
Children and Hearing Loss,
hearing test,
hearing exam,
testing,
loud noises,
hearing screenings,
schedule an appointment,
hearing evaluation,
Family member,
Hearing Loss Prevention,
Hearing Loss in Children,
noise exposure,
environmental,
Back to School,
school
It’s time for that crazy chaos of getting school supplies, first day outfits, and physicals – but should you add getting your child’s hearing checked to your To-Do list? Traditionally children are given hearing tests at school, but those are only health exams to determine if you need further testing.
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Topics:
noise,
hearing protection,
hearing care,
dangerous,
hearing loss,
children,
protect,
Children and Hearing Loss,
Babies and Hearing Loss,
hearing test,
hearing exam,
Diabetes,
testing,
excessive noise exposure,
loud noises,
schedule an appointment,
hearing evaluation,
Family member,
Hearing Loss Prevention,
Hearing Loss in Children,
noise exposure,
ringing in ears,
birth defects,
social skills,
relationships,
self-esteem,
environmental,
Back to School,
Earbuds,
High blood pressure,
school